Costa Rican Spanish

Costa Rican Spanish is the form of the Spanish language spoken in Costa Rica. It is one of the dialects of Central American Spanish. Nevertheless, because the country was more remote than its neighbors, the development of this variety of Spanish followed a distinct path.

Costa Rican Spanish
Español costarricense
Pronunciation[espaˈɲol kostariˈsense]
Native toCosta Rica
RegionCentral American Spanish
Native speakers
5,130,000 (2023)
Indo-European
Early forms
Old Latin
Writing system
Latin (Spanish alphabet)
Official status
Official language in
 Costa Rica
Regulated byAcademia Costarricense de la Lengua
Language codes
ISO 639-1es
ISO 639-2spa
ISO 639-3
GlottologNone
IETFes-CR

Today, despite the relatively small size of the country, each province maintains unique characteristics in pronunciation and lexcion. For instance, the Guanacase province's variety bears similarity to that of Nicaragua, while the form can be found more toward the border with Panama.

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